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MapLight research on the influence of money and politics.
Margaret Sessa-Hawkins and Andrew Perez
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January 23, 2018
A conservative dark money organization tied to the billionaire libertarian Koch brothers shouldn't be allowed to hide the size of its donations from public view, according to campaign finance and nonprofit experts.
Hamsini Sridharan
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January 18, 2018
A new report by MapLight tells the story of a successful 2016 campaign to reform local elections in Berkeley, California, showing how individuals can improve their government. With the 2018 elections on the horizon, the report provides tips for activists who want to improve democracy in their own communities by creating public financing programs for elections.
Margaret Sessa-Hawkins and Andrew Perez
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January 17, 2018
Americans for Prosperity, the flagship political vehicle of billionaire libertarian brothers Charles and David Koch, is refusing to disclose a section of its 2016 tax return that would reveal amounts donated by individual contributors. MapLight has filed a formal complaint with the IRS.
Margaret Sessa-Hawkins
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January 08, 2018
A December Federal Election Commission ruling will require Facebook ads to let internet users know which organizations are behind election advertisements -- but won’t do much to let them know who actually paid for the ads.
Abigail George and Laura Curlin
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December 21, 2017
U.S.-based multinational corporations that stand to benefit from a system that gives preferential treatment to foreign income have spent more than $82 million on lobbying in Washington since the beginning of the year.
Tamara Straus
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December 20, 2017
People who inherit money from President Trump and 10 Cabinet members will reap at least $20.7 million in estate tax savings as a direct result of the GOP overhaul of the tax code, according to a MapLight analysis of financial disclosures filed with the Office of Government Ethics.
Andrew Perez, David Sirota, Josh Keefe
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December 18, 2017
The top aide to Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., has major investments in a real estate business that could benefit from a key provision slipped into the Republican tax bill that his boss will be voting on, according to federal documents reviewed by International Business Times and MapLight.